This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading manufacturer of cutting edge instrumentation to the bio-pharmaceutical industry. Est in 1998, this UK based high technology company develop chip-based and point-of-analysis mass spectrometry. These instruments are used to improve the efficiency of pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing.

Working closely with global life sciences company, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work and act as the lead of a small team of engineers, supporting the current software and providing expertise for the re-design of their hardware/software implementation. Their core code will soon be transitioning to a custom embedded system environment so embedded expertise is a must.

Additional work will include BAU debugging of existing software, adding extensions to the tool set and other additions as required by clients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established leading manufacturer as a senior engineer, as they transition to a brand new core platform early next year.

Essential Skills

Expert with track record of writing code for an embedded environment in C/C++.

Java (preferably with Java swing)

Knowledge of electronics systems and in particular with creating drivers from hardware data sheets.

Experience of NetBeans or similar IDE

Object Oriented Design

Ability to work on own initiative

Desirable but not essential

Java Swing (if not already known candidates would be required to learn this)

SVN or similar revision control software

Knowledge of Chemistry

Mathematics and algorithm implementation

Web based UI design (Java Script)

Team lead experience

Qualifications

Degree, HND or equivalent qualified in Computer Science or Electronics. Proven track record more important than qualifications.

Related Industry Insights

Software as a service will boost 2019 enterprise software spending 8.3 percent. Overall, IT spending will grow 3.2 percent in 2019.

Global IT spending is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2019 to $3.8 trillion as enterprise software, cloud and digital transformation projects boost growth, according to Gartner.

The projection, outlined at Gartner's Symposium/ITXpo in Orlando, accounts for a shift to everything as a service. John-David Lovelock, an analyst at Gartner, noted that enterprises are shifting to pay for use models and that's impacting for the forecast.

For instance, software as a service will boost 2019 enterprise software spending 8.3 percent. IT services will grow at a 4.7 percent clip in 2019 due to digital transformation. Data center systems spending will grow 1.6 percent in 2019 since enterprises are more inclined to go cloud than buy their own gear.

The growth in IT spending is due to a favorable business climate, but there are a bevy of wild cards including tariffs and currency fluctuations.

Other key points from Gartner:

Server sales will fall 1 percent to 3 percent every year for the next five years.

IT services will grow because enterprises are looking to optimize spending.

PC, tablets and mobile phone spending will grow 2.4 percent in 2019. Demand for enterprise PCs should remain strong until 2020 due to the Windows 10 upgrade cycle. But the PC market may be held back due to the Intel CPU shortage.

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